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IAM Members Gain From Tanker Win
The news that Boeing won the U.S. Air Force contract to build a new fleet of aerial refueling tankers is a big triumph for the IAM, who has fought nearly 10 years to help bring this award to fruition. And no where is the win more evident than in Washington, Kansas and Connecticut, where 50,000 jobs - existing and future - were on the line.IAM Members at Pratt & Whitney Vote ‘YES’
IAM members at Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut voted overwhelmingly to approve a contract that protects workers impacted by the planned closure of two Pratt & Whitney factories in Cheshire and the CARO facility in East Hartford. The agreement was unanimously recommended by the union’s negotiating committee and clearly demonstrates the value of collective bargaining when a company is seeking to eliminate jobs.Pratt Workers in Connecticut Rally for Job Security
Hundreds of angry Pratt & Whitney workers rallied this week outside the company’s East Hartford, CT, plant before marching on the company headquarters, blasting the air with "Strike" whistles and chants of "Don't Screw with 22!"Jobs Battle at Pratt Moves to the Bargaining Table
IAM members at Pratt & Whitney are preparing for the next round in their battle to keep the jet engine maker from moving more than 1,000 jobs from Connecticut to low-cost locations in Georgia, Japan and Singapore.
Jobs Battle at Pratt Moves to the Bargaining Table
IAM members at Pratt & Whitney are preparing for the next round in their battle to keep the jet engine maker from moving more than 1,000 jobs from Connecticut to low-cost locations in Georgia, Japan and Singapore.
IAM Files Labor Board Charges Against Pratt
Connecticut District 26 filed Unfair Labor Practice charges this week with the National Labor Relations Board over a decision by Pratt & Whitney to lay off 38 workers from the Cheshire overhaul and repair facility.Pratt & Whitney Plans Cheshire Layoff
Pratt & Whitney has informed IAM District 26 in Kensington, CT that the company plans to cut 129 hourly jobs at their Overhaul & Repair center in Cheshire, CT.Pratt & Whitney Plans Cheshire Layoff
Pratt & Whitney has informed IAM District 26 in Kensington, CT that the company plans to cut 129 hourly jobs at their Overhaul & Repair center in Cheshire, CT.Pratt & Whitney Plans Cheshire Layoff
Pratt & Whitney has informed IAM District 26 in Kensington, CT that the company plans to cut 129 hourly jobs at their Overhaul & Repair center in Cheshire, CT.Workers Celebrate Legal Win at Pratt & Whitney
Several hundred members and families of Local 1746-A in Southington, CT, used their annual union picnic to celebrate the court victory that barred Pratt & Whitney (P&W) from closing the Cheshire Engine Center and another plant in East Hartford.Workers Celebrate Legal Win at Pratt & Whitney
Several hundred members and families of Local 1746-A in Southington, CT, used their annual union picnic to celebrate the court victory that barred Pratt & Whitney (P&W) from closing the Cheshire Engine Center and another plant in East Hartford.Workers Celebrate Legal Win at Pratt & Whitney
Several hundred members and families of Local 1746-A in Southington, CT, used their annual union picnic to celebrate the court victory that barred Pratt & Whitney (P&W) from closing the Cheshire Engine Center and another plant in East Hartford.Appeals Court Upholds Decision Against Pratt & Whitney
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lawsuit brought by IAM District 26 against United Technologies Corporation (UTC), parent company of Pratt & Whitney. The court upheld a U.S. District Court’s injunction that barred Pratt from closing plants in Cheshire and East Hartford, CT.Appeals Court Upholds Decision Against Pratt & Whitney
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lawsuit brought by IAM District 26 against United Technologies Corporation (UTC), parent company of Pratt & Whitney. The court upheld a U.S. District Court’s injunction that barred Pratt from closing plants in Cheshire and East Hartford, CT.Appeals Court Upholds Decision Against Pratt & Whitney
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lawsuit brought by IAM District 26 against United Technologies Corporation (UTC), parent company of Pratt & Whitney. The court upheld a U.S. District Court’s injunction that barred Pratt from closing plants in Cheshire and East Hartford, CT.District 26 Locals Prepare for Pratt & Whitney Negotiations
Negotiating Committees and Lodge Presidents of Locals 700, 1746 and 1746-A in Connecticut, along with staff members from District 26 and the Grand Lodge, participated in the Negotiation Preparation for Bargaining Committees program at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Hollywood, MD. The Locals represent approximately 3,700 employees at Pratt & Whitney, which manufactures, assembles, tests and overhauls jet engines and components at three locations in Connecticut.Local 743 Opens Talks with UTC's Sundstrand
The IAM and United Technologies Corp. (UTC) squared off recently at a hotel in East Hartford, CT, to exchange initial contract proposals for a new agreement covering more than 1,000 members of Local 743. The members work at UTC’s Hamilton Sunstrand plant in Windsor Locks, CT.Pratt & Whitney Appeals Court Decision
Pratt & Whitney is adding insult to injury by filing an appeal of the court decision castigating them for failing to make an effort to preserve work in Connecticut. The appeal comes a day after the company announced layoffs in the locations they were barred by court order from closing.Pratt & Whitney Appeals Court Decision
Pratt & Whitney is adding insult to injury by filing an appeal of the court decision castigating them for failing to make an effort to preserve work in Connecticut. The appeal comes a day after the company announced layoffs in the locations they were barred by court order from closing.Pratt & Whitney Announces Connecticut Layoffs
Just two weeks after a federal judge issued an injunction against Pratt & Whitney to keep them from closing the Cheshire and East Hartford CARO plants in Connecticut, the company announced that it intends to lay off 119 workers at Cheshire and 44 in East Hartford. Pratt President David Hess then announced that the company would be appealing the court decision on their failure to make any effort to preserve Connecticut jobs.Lawmakers Welcome IAM Win at Pratt
Connecticut state lawmakers are applauding the landmark decision by U.S. District Court Judge Janet Hall to block Pratt & Whitney from closing a pair of factories in Cheshire and East Hartford, CT.
Court to Pratt: ‘Stay Where You Are’
February 5, 2010 Kensington, CT – Connecticut’s US District Court tonight issued an injunction against Pratt & Whitney, prohibiting them from moving work and equipment out of their Cheshire and East Hartford CARO operations. The decision by Judge Janet Hall sustains a lawsuit brought by the International Association of Machinists (IAM) District 26 on behalf of its members working in those locations.
Pratt Case Awaits Judge’s Decision
The IAM’s lawsuit to preserve more than 1,000 jobs at Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut entered its final phase last week when attorneys for the IAM and the company filed final briefs for closing arguments. The case is now in the hands of U.S. District Judge Janet Hall, who oversaw the five-day trial.Court Testimony Reveals Pratt Deception
A top labor relations executive for Pratt & Whitney testified in federal court Tuesday that the company purposely hid plans from the IAM to shut down its Cheshire, CT, plant.Court Testimony Reveals Pratt Deception
A top labor relations executive for Pratt & Whitney testified in federal court Tuesday that the company purposely hid plans from the IAM to shut down its Cheshire, CT, plant.
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